brevier

[ bruh-veer ]

/ brəˈvɪər /

noun Printing.

a size of type approximately 8-point, between minion and bourgeois.

Origin of brevier

1590–1600; <German: literally, breviary; so called from use in printing breviaries

Words nearby brevier

brevet, brevi-, breviary, brevicaudate, brevicollis, brevier, breviloquent, brevipennate, brevirostrate, brevity, Brevity is the soul of wit

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Example sentences from the Web for brevier

Bourgeois, bur-jois′, n. a kind of printing type, larger than brevier and smaller than longprimer.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Two columns of brevier—without the adornment of the usual line-cut.
The Silver Poppy|Arthur Stringer
This is the day when I have to make up my five columns—seven hundred lines, brevier type.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 8, 1916|Various
A complete series of type of a particular size is called a font; as a font of brevier, or of pica.
Up To Date Business|Various

We also enclose samples of long primer, bourgeois and brevier sizes of type.
Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions|Slason Thompson

British Dictionary definitions for brevier

brevier

/ (brəˈvɪə) /

noun

(formerly) a size of printer's type approximately equal to 8 point

Word Origin for brevier

C16: probably from Dutch, literally: breviary; so called because this type size was used for breviaries

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单词	brevier
释义	brevier [ bruh-veer ] / brəˈvɪər / noun Printing. a size of type approximately 8-point, between minion and bourgeois. Origin of brevier 1590–1600; <German: literally, breviary; so called from use in printing breviaries Words nearby brevier brevet, brevi-, breviary, brevicaudate, brevicollis, brevier, breviloquent, brevipennate, brevirostrate, brevity, Brevity is the soul of wit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brevier Bourgeois, bur-jois′, n. a kind of printing type, larger than brevier and smaller than longprimer. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various Two columns of brevier—without the adornment of the usual line-cut. The Silver Poppy\|Arthur Stringer This is the day when I have to make up my five columns—seven hundred lines, brevier type. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 8, 1916\|Various A complete series of type of a particular size is called a font; as a font of brevier, or of pica. Up To Date Business\|Various We also enclose samples of long primer, bourgeois and brevier sizes of type. Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions\|Slason Thompson British Dictionary definitions for brevier brevier / (brəˈvɪə) / noun (formerly) a size of printer's type approximately equal to 8 point Word Origin for brevier C16: probably from Dutch, literally: breviary; so called because this type size was used for breviaries Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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